Linda Kallet and John H. Kroll. The Athenian Empire: Using Coins as Sources. Guides to the Coinage of the Ancient World. Series Editor Andrew...
I like the coin, but I wonder if the legend and image was actually the work of Caracalla, considering his father was still alive a ruling at the...
Lovely groat @TheRed!
I am behind on photographing my purchases, let alone doing write-ups (which I always blame on the school year), so I have used CNG’s photo for...
Nice catch! Very interesting coin
There is a part of me that wonders if it might be a medieval pilgrim’s badge. Many of them were in the shape of a scallop shell. I didn’t find...
Would they, by chance, be quoting from the Anglo-Saxon poem “The Ruin”? https://oldenglishpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/the-ruin/
I feel it is time this thread was revived, as we have had a number of posters asking about the authenticity of their coins and just seem to be new...
Wow... I believe the current owner of CNG occasionally posts here. Anyone remember his user name to see if we could get more to the story??
nice looking coin @Dafydd! You’ll need to rotate the obverse 180 degrees, but welcome to the bastard step-child of Numismatics!
very nice! I have one of the cruder ones which was supposedly found in the Holy Land. I was told it was an imitation made by the crusaders, but...
A recent purchase of mine (sorry for the crude photos - just took them with the phone) [ATTACH]
Germany is different than the UK. I have had coins from Germany take months, but usually get coins from the UK in a week or two.
An excellent idea! I haven’t yet taken a photo of any of the coins I have bought this year...
too late! I put one up at AMCC 2. And then regretted it afterwards. I think I am now officially a hoarder.
I attempted to do this, but I found Kufic to be impossible without knowing the language (maybe someday I’ll learn Arabic, but I doubt it). I’ve...
[ATTACH] Phoenicia Pseudo-Autonomous Issue, temp Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. (121/2 A.D.) Tyre Mint, AE17, 16.80 mm x 4.4 grams Obv.: Turreted, veiled,...
It seems like a number of decent Henry I coins have popped up lately. Always going for more than I want to pay, of course...
Faintich, Marshall. Astronomical Symbols on Ancient and Medieval Coins. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2008. ISBN: 978-0786469154 Cost:...
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